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The Fascist SimulationSubmitted by nervus_rerum in Anarchism
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ruin wrote
I read this as antisocial, but I always end up in an anticiv place afterwards.
I took the defeat of simulations as alluding to an ongoing rejection and therefore destruction of all aspects of society (consumption/production/desire) that reinforce the simulations. The mention in the final paragraph of destituency ties this to a rejection of power in a more broad and complete sense.
Hadn’t read any of their work before, but gave me Tiqqun vibes and a touch of nostalgia.
lastfutures wrote
Yes it's definitely in that vein; tiquun, ill will, IC, hostis, etc. It's just strange to me because it's not clear to me that the answer being given isn't better simulation, non-fascist simulation or something. They wouldn't use those words of course, but still. In short, does the rejection of power for them still involve mass society?
rot wrote
Is 'simulation' being used as a synonym for culture here? if not how is a simulation different from a subculture?
Vulgar_Soda wrote
I think the author is attempting to make a connection between subcultures and the online echo chambers that sustain them. What I got from the piece was this idea that people can and do live in alternate realities, hoisted up by an endless stream of "content" from the internet.
rot wrote
ok thank you. that makes sense if the "simulation" is a cultivated worldview and the media that supports it rather than a social factor
lastfutures wrote
I thought this was quite good. I don't know who this author is, but I'm not sure I get what the implications of the last two paragraphs are. For me, the response to the analysis is an anti-civ one - destroying technological infrastructure is anti-fascist - but I don't know what the author means by defeating these simulations.